The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-10-08


Chief Thunder and Lightning returned to
their reserve from raid on the Plegans
They brought back with them some sixty
head of ponies taken from their lgnoble
brothers and were celebrating the event
as only the wild aborigines can after scor-
ing such victory. The warriors were
thus holding high carnival with their peo-
pie, and telling them how at last after
many moons they had been successful in
getting even with thieving Piegans, when
Agent Williamson ordered the police to
arrest the entire party for horse stealing.
AS the Crows in the past have suffered re-
peated raids from the Piegans with disas-
trous results to their horse herds, this Or
der for their arrest was received as a great
indignity. It so incensed them that they
at once made an attack upon the agency,
in which they began firing upon the build
ings and defed arrest. The agent sent a
courier to Fort Custer for aid and four
companies of cavalry went to the rescue
The troops found the hostiles near the
agency making threats against the life OF
the agent and his assistants, and from all
accounts there was great pandemonum
among them. The presence OF the mill
tary, however, had the effect to pacify the
Indians, after which the police made the
arrests. The Crows IN their raid swooped
down upon freight outfit in the northern
part of the territory and run off twenty
nine head of mules. The owners gave
pursuit and recaptured the animals few
hours later without much difficulty.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Billings special to the Independent:
For some time marked spirit OF insub-
ordination has been manifest among the
Crow Indians, which though unbetrayed
by any overt act OF rebellion has been APP
parent in i'll concealed murmurings of
discomfort with the administration OF
General H. S. Williamson, agent. This
is largely due to the visit of Sitting Bull
and one hundred Sioux Crows last sum-
mer, who held war dance at the monu-
ment on the Custer battle field by per-
mission of our most lcnient interior de-
partment, and cxclted the envy of the
Crows by invidiously contrasting the
policy pursued by the government in The
treatment Of the two nations Sitting
Bull at the JOINT council was heard to
say: "Look at that monument it marks
the work of my people. we are respected
and feared by the white man because we
; killed his great chief and more than
three hundred warriors upon this spot
We receive one and one-half pounds OF
beef per ration, you get one pound; we
| 90 no WOfk Uul tut duu Nloil lllCuAo a
we please. See your little log houses
and farms. You are the white mans
slaves, he is teaching you to labor only
that you may forget the use of your wal
, paint, and the battle songs of your father:
are stolen from the lips of your children
by the senseless chants of the schools O
the black robes. Catholic pliests.) l.
! there no blood in the veins of your young
8 men? Rise up against the bloodless con
e quest that is turning your people into
: slaves. The red man was made by th'
J Great Spirit to fight, and hunt, and to b
free as the prairie winds. It is the whit
y nan's business to work. He is only
: soldier when paid to be-" This visit oc
0 Cured at the time the Crows were bus,
h in the harvest and other important farm
: ing operations, and the memorabl
: speech was made within the sound Q
n busy moving machines bought by tn
# government for the use of the Indians
}. which it seeks to civilize through tn
It agency of labor. What the effect wa
: can be easily imagined, and the seeds $
n we'll sown have born fruit that m1gl
have been expected. Agent Williamso
has made judicious use of the money az
propriated to him; comfortable house
have been erected for his charge, lane
! broken and prepared for crops, improve
II machinery furnished for their wants, an
> competent farming experts appointed
e properly instruct them. The greatest di
IL ficulty met with has been in his endeavt
3. to suppress the horse stealing. Maraue
10 ing bands of Plegans from northern MOI
/ tana have made repeated raids upon the
IS herds, and they have at various times sci
y forth small bands of young men, WI
'e have sufficiently retaliated upon the
IS northern foes. One such notable ever
u has Just occurred, a coming man amor
n them, young Chief Thunder-and-Ligh
Of ming, with twenty-five followers. havin
D. made successful reprisals upon the Piegs
IS camp, and returned to the agency. Whe
~ on Friday last he, with his braves, held
10 grand rejoicing and sun dance, Age
Sc Williamson at once ordered their ARE
as by the Indian police. This was bitter
"a resisted and Saturday, October 1st, an a
ne tack was made by the disaffected bar